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Welcome to Weatherford ...

So far, we found very little information about Weatherford. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Weatherford to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Weatherford, please Contact Us.


Weatherford would have been located within present day Wayne County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Weatherford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Weatherford is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Weatherford was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Weatherford was located: 931

Communities Also Named Weatherford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Weatherford - they are located in Georgia (2), Kentucky, Oklahoma and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Weatherford.

Communities near Weatherford ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Weatherford.

  • Clifton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Waynesboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Corning ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Corning is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
  • Lutts
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Collinwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Collinwood is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
  • Iron City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Iron City is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
  • Waterloo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Waterloo is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <4>
  • Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
  • Cypress Inn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
  • Threet
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Threet is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Weatherford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Weatherford.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Weatherford. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Weatherford.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Weatherford. See our Newspapers Page for Weatherford.

Adding Weatherford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Weatherford in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Weatherford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Weatherford post office opened in 1880. The Weatherford post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Weatherford.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Weatherford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Weatherford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/